Bolens 3AA manuale d’uso

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an internal c ombu stion en gine and s hould not be u sed on or near any unim proved forest-c overed, brush- covered or grass -c overed land unles s the eng ine’ s exhaust system[...]

2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Model Number Serial Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was purc hased, without fir st contacting Customer Suppor t. T ab le of Contents BE FORE Y OU S T ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pla te on the equipmen t and copy the inf ormation t o the[...]

3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is sym bol po int s ou t i mporta nt s af ety in st ruc tio ns wh ich, i f no t f oll ow ed , c ou ld en dan ger th e p erso nal sa fe ty a nd /or p rope r ty of y our se lf an d o the rs . Re ad and f ollo w a ll in st ruc tio ns in th is ma nu al be fo re at - t emp tin g t o op er at e th is ma chi ne . F ai lur e t[...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1. Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) bef ore attempting to assemble and oper ate. K eep this manual in a safe place f or future and regular ref erence and for ordering replacement par ts. 2. Be f amiliar with all controls and their proper operation. Know ho w t[...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not p ut han ds or feet n ear rot ating p ar ts, in t he auger / i mpel ler ho usin g or chu te asse mbl y . C onta ct wi th th e rotat ing par t s can a mpu tate han ds an d feet. 2. The aug er / imp elle r cont rol lever is a s afety d evic e. Never bypas s its o perat ion. D oing s o makes th e mach ine un safe and may c ause [...]

6 IMPORT ANT: This unit is ship ped wit h the eng ine full of oil. Af ter assemb ly , see pag e 9 for fuel and oi l details. Bef ore Assembl y W ARN I NG : Disco nnec t the s park plu g wire an d Groun d it again st the e ngine to prevent unin tend ed st ar ting. NOTE: Referenc e to right, l eft , front or rear of the uni t is from the o perating p[...]

7 IMPORT ANT : Check the a djustments as instruct ed and mak e an y final adj ustments necessary befo re opera ting the unit. Check all n uts and bolts fo r tightness. F ailur e to fol low these instructions m ay ca use damage t o unit. NOTE : It is n ot re comm en ded th at y ou o pe ra te thi s sn ow th ro we r on gra v el as lo os e g ra v el ca[...]

8 Be familiar w ith all the control s on the snow thro wer and their proper operation. Know ho w to st op the machine and disengage them quickly . Never mak e adjustments t o the chute assembl y unless both auger and driv e controls are disengaged and the operator is standing beside the unit. 4 Kno w Y our Snow Thr ower Throttle Contr ol The throt [...]

9 Bef ore Star ting Engine Engine Oil The eng ine is ship ped wit h oil in it . Check t he oil level before first u se. 1 . Stop eng ine and wait several minutes b efore chec king oil level. Remove oil fill cap an d dipst ick . 2. Wipe di psti ck cle an, inser t it into oil fi ll hole an d tighten se curely . 3. With eng ine on level groun d, oil m[...]

10 5 Operation Sev ere damage to electric starter is possible if y ou contin ue to crank for more than 5 seconds without a cool- down. The t empe rat ure of m uffl er a nd th e su rro und ing ar eas ma y e xcee d 1 50o F . A v oid th ese ar eas W ARNING Electric Star ter (if equipped) Some mo dels of t he snow thrower may be equip ped with an o pti[...]

11 5 Operation Do not o ver-tig hten the cable. This may prev ent the auger from disengag ing and compromise the safety of the snow th rower . Stop engine b y mo ving throttle lev er to st op position and wait f or all mo ving parts to stop before using the clean- out tool. Never u se your hands to clean snow an d ice from the chute assembly or aug[...]

12 Before lubr icating, repairing, or inspecting, disen gage all contro ls and stop engine. W ait until all mo ving parts have come to a complete stop. Disc onnect the spark plug w ire and ground it a gainst the engine to pre vent unin tended star ting. W ARNING 6 M a i n t e n a n c e & S e r v i c e General Recommendations 1 . A lways obser v[...]

13 Drive Pulley Drive Belt Spring Be fo re s erv ic in g, re pa ir i ng , or i ns pe ct - i n g, d is en ga ge a ll c on tr ol s an d s t op en gi ne . W ai t u n ti l a ll m o vi ng pa rts ha v e c om e t o a co mp le te s t op . Di sc on ne ct sp ar k pl u g wi re an d gr ou nd i t ag ai ns t the e ng in e t o p re v en t un in te nd ed s ta rt i[...]

14 W ARNIN G : Do n ot d rai n c ar bur et or i f us in g fuel sta bi liz er . N ev er use eng ine or car bure to r clea ni ng p rod uct s in the fu el tan k o r perma nen t d ama ge may oc cu r . NOTE: Fuel stabi lizer (suc h as ST A-BIL) is an acc ept- able al ternative in mini mizing the form ation of fuel g um depo sits dur ing storag e. Add st[...]

15 P le as e d o N O T r et ur n t he un it to t h e r et ai l er f r o m wh i ch it w as p u r ch a se d, w it ho u t fir st c o n t a c t i n g C us to m er S u pp or t. Log onto www .mtdproducts.com or call a customer service representative at 1(800) 800-7310 or (330) 220-4683. 8 T roub le- Shooting Note: Y ou will need th e model num ber and s[...]

16 9 F or parts and /o r acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 0 0 - 80 0 -7 3 10, or 1 - 33 0 -2 20 - 46 83 . ww w . mt d pr o d u c t s . c om P ar t Li st : Dual S tage Sno w Th ro wer 4 9 18 34 22 32 47 33 28 20 30 31 24 25 27 10 38 3 21 15 12 13 16 46 3 20 45 23 35 8 5 17 11 14 20 3 26 19 44 29 41 43 36 42 39 40 37 20 7 6 3 2 1[...]

17 REF NO. P ART NUM BER DESCRIPTI ON Q ty. 1 68 4- 0 40 37 Chute A ssem bly 1 2 71 0 - 0 4071 Carri age Bo lt 5 /1 6 - 18 x 1 .0 ” 1 3 71 0 - 0 451 Carri age Bo lt 5 /1 6 - 18 1 1 4 71 2-3 0 68 Flan ge Loc k Nut , 5 /16- 18 1 5 720 - 028 4 Wing N ut 5 /16 - 18 (bla ck) 1 720 - 04 03 2 Wing N ut 5 /16 - 18 (yellow ) 1 6 731 - 0 43 88A Chute H and[...]

18 2 4 5 55 1 13 3 9 8 10 12 11 39 21 23 24 40 43 49 47 51 51 51 51 48 46 45 44 50 41 14 4 15 31 27 30 16 29 15 32 42 38 18 20 22 28 16 37 53 52 54 36 33 17 26 25 19 34 35 7 6[...]

19 9 REF NO. P ART NUM BER DESCRIPTI ON Q ty. 1 71 0 - 0 44 9 Carriage Screw 5 /1 6- 1 8 x 2.25” 2 2 71 0 - 0 60 5 Mac h. Scr ew 1/4 -20 x 1.825” 1 3 71 0 - 1260A Sc rew, 5 /1 6 - 18 x . 75” 4 4 71 2- 04 0 64 Flan ge Loc k Nut 1 /4 -20 2 5 720 - 028 4 Nut K nob 5 /16- 18 ( Blac k) 2 720 - 04 03 2 Nut K nob 5 /16- 18 (Y el low ) 2 6 725 - 01 5[...]

The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by MTD LLC with respec t to new merchan dise purc hased a nd used in t he United St ates, its pos ses- sions an d territori es. “ MTD” warrant s this pro duc t against d efects in m aterial and work manshi p for a perio d of two ( 2 ) years com menci ng on the d ate of origina l purchas e and wi[...]